Coronavirus outbreak: Which sectors of the Canadian economy were hit hardest by COVID-19 job losses?

On Friday came the unsettling news from Statistics Canada that nearly two million jobs were lost in April, adding to the one million lost in March, pushing Canada’s unemployment rate to a staggering 13 per cent.

The unemployment rate would have been 17.8 per cent had the agency’s labour force survey counted among the unemployed the 1.1 million who stopped looking for work — likely because the COVID-19 economic shutdown has limited job opportunities.

But the lockdown hasn’t hit all industries with the same intensity. Global's Abigail Bimman joins us to explain which sectors of the Canadian economy have bourne the brunt of the COVID-19 job losses thus far.

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[mywaythruit]

Time to get back to work. End this tyrannical lock down

[samcamp]

Our government and media is repulsive.

[johnscroogle]

One might answer that we are in an emergency so the normal laws have been temporarily suspended for our safety. However, suspending the rules is only a feature of dictatorship, not the rule of law. Under the rule of law, the laws prevail no matter what!

[hebmann]

Dude, university classes gone, jobs gone, !

[TheKrawtch]

you forgot to include the part where Trudeau was asked if he was going to stand up to China and not be a CCP puppet, and he mumbled nonsense and walked away from the podium.

[whathandleUtalkabt]

Retail commission sales are gone. Saleapeople on road shows in Costco and car sales people at dealerships. Gone and where do you go to work at age 50? Min wage Tim Horton's?

[marvinolvera]

Close quarter job's should only be affected and the government is full of crap!!

[xavierharding]

“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.”  Adolf Hitler

[shamrock]

One job loss needed in Canada... Trudeaus job. Seriously its baffling he hasn't been removed and or arrested. This is why voting for a father's last name sake is a horrid decision.

[Chico_]

Trudeau should lose his job, it would help out all Canadians

[slangyung]

I’ve been called a fool for being a conspiracy theorist, now I’m the one-eyed man in the land of the blind.

[sicphuker]

seriously people start organizing and making moves, if we want to get back to work we could do that tomorrow, we need to group together and occupy parliament and the front lawns of our politicians, as soon as they are afraid of a mob kicking there door in the will cave, its you polite Canadians doing this to yourselves! STOP BEING POLITE! YOUR FUTURES ARE ON THE LINE HERE! STOP ASKING FOR YOUR RIGHTS!!!! TAKE

[aaronm]

Male dominated industries...whamen this, whamen that...blah, blah, blah

[bluesky]

OK Question? Who has seen any thing form Mr Blackface Trudeau saying any thing about VE day. The queen has and trump has so why can I not find any thing about Trudeau saying any about this great event that lead to the freedoms we all enjoy today.

[foxtrotbravo]

No insight. Just a couple of hens clucking.

[dilligaf]

This proves teachers we’re wrong. Students can use online courses. And less teachers are needed.

[vash]

ANYONE WHO'S 30 YEARS OF AGE IS PRETTY MUCH JUST A LOST CAUSE IN CANDADA

[azimaz]

Get rid off Justin Treadeu we Canadian be fine

[davidbate]

We really need to push the Government to help the most vulnerable at this time. Ontario Works pays monthly $735.00, Ontario Disability Support Program pays monthly $1169.00. We need to stop shaming these people and give them at least enough to make ends meet. The average 1 bedroom unit in Ontario is $1400.00. This leaves a person forced to use credit, and this is not allowed under the current program. Canada needs a Universal Basic Income program NOW and not CERB as it is very flawed .

[MillieMe]

Small business owners who bought their own facilities will have trouble catching up in mortgage payments. Many jobs are gone and people don’t seem to get it. The second thing is would you trust that a government would not do this again. This will slow down start up businesses